As we all know, yesterday's PvE server launch was a success, with 1.7k players peak while PvP realm had over 6.5k at the same time.
Administration said that the new server can hold up to 5k players without lags and drops, but they'll still limit the online only to 2.5k tops.
My suggestion is simple: start off with 2.5k, and after some time make a series of polls asking the players what they want next. Raise the online a bit, or leave it at 2.5k tops. This way the community will decide the future, and move on with it into the brighter times. But nevertheless, 5k must be tops at all times as we want PvP to stay as big as it is right now.
Server is still young, and it never saw light in some Private Server's community. I personally found it by accident from another player as I never saw this player on any top ratings nor described anywhere. This server has a lot of room to grow as it's online, latency, communication and operability tops all other projects out there while still being fully donate-free, which is exceptionally good for great future growth.
Thank you for your time, and let the future be bright for all of us!